Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives, ca. 1918-
Photographs dating between 1918 and 1990 from the Los Angeles Times newspaper.
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Creator
Los Angeles Times
Date of Original
1918/1990
Subject
American newspapers--California--Los Angeles
African Americans--California--Los Angeles
Civil rights movements--California--Los Angeles
African Americans--Civil rights--California--Los Angeles
Segregation--California--Los Angeles
Discrimination--California--Los Angeles
African American women--California--Los Angeles
Women social reformers--California--Los Angeles
Civic leaders--California--Los Angeles
African American civic leaders--California--Los Angeles
Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
Collection consists of photonegatives documenting events and people in Southern California and photographic prints documenting events and people in Southern California, the U. S., and the world. The material originates from the Los Angeles Times newspaper and includes glass negatives (circa 1918-1932), nitrate negatives (circa 1925-45), and safety negatives (circa 1935-present). Also includes prints and negatives from the Los Angeles Times Orange County and San Diego bureaus.
Civil rights materials in the collection include photographs from the Watts neighborhood, portraits of local and national civil rights leaders, and images from demonstrations in the community.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
Rights Holder
Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections.
Original Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives, ca. 1918-
Contributing Institution
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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